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AKQA - Lead User Experience (UX) Designer

fulltime

01.02.18

Company Description

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Job Description

As a Lead User Experience (UX) Designer, you will oversee and deliver accessible and meaningful experiences of the highest quality. You will demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a strong sense of craft, and will champion user-centred design. You will also be responsible for consistent quality and overall UX design excellence across your accounts.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
• Lead team to deliver end-to-end UX design projects, ensuring outcomes meet both business and user goals.
• Lead and motivate team to create and deliver impactful work across an agile methodology.
• Ensure a collaborative ‘one team’ approach of both client and agency.
• Demonstrate sound design principles via artefacts such as user flows, IA, site maps and wireframes, coupled with a high degree of comfort in producing prototypes using tools such as Axure and Sketch.
• Experience leading user research and stakeholder interviews.
• Experience leading customer journeys and roadmaps.
• Provide UX mentorship across accounts and the wider XD discipline.
• Identify new opportunities to improve sprint-based process with other team members.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience within a dedicated UX role (client-side or agency).
• Compelling portfolio of distinctive UX work.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Able to build trusted relationships with client stakeholders.
• Able to mentor and grow a team, demonstrating a strong collaborative spirit.